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With residence hall delay response, housing fails us yet again

March 20, 2015

Delayed. The news that the new residence hall wouldn’t be ready for the start of next school year hit selected emails on March 12, an unwelcome way to end spring breaks for a number of students. The...

The new residence hall will not open until Sept. 12, displacing its 290 occupants for the first two weeks of the fall semester.

New residence hall will not be finished by next year as planned

Julia Bianco, News Editor March 19, 2015

Students were shocked to hear that the new residence hall, located at the North Residential Village and designed to house 290 upperclassmen, would not be opening until two weeks into the fall semester....

Property Management Apartments reopen for upperclassmen housing

Julia Bianco, News Editor March 19, 2015

Due to student complaints, the university has decided to reopen 80 upperclassmen housing spots in the Property Management Apartments for the 2015-2016 school year. The decision, which was released by the...

Housing strategies lack student focus

February 27, 2015

Housing for the 2015-2016 school year is something that most students have been thinking about in recent weeks. Greek students have been getting emails about chapter housing, and those upperclassmen whose...

The death of affordable housing?

Ryan P. Cleary February 20, 2015

To the editor, On Jan. 22, 2015, a simple email was sent out to the student body outlining the housing options for next year. Within this email, university officials drew attention to the new residence...

Tuition, etc. increase

Nicolas Poe February 20, 2015

To the editor, This letter is in response to several articles contained in last week's edition of The Observer. The front page announced that Case Western Reserve University tuition will be rising...

Housing rates to increase in the upcoming year

Housing rates to increase in the upcoming year

Sarah Jawhari, Contributing Reporter February 20, 2015

Both upperclassmen and underclassmen will be influenced by a housing rate increase proposed by Case Western Reserve University for the upcoming school year. The 3.75 percent room-rate increase will be...

Twin Gables

Property Management Apartments no longer on-campus housing option

Julia Bianco, News Editor February 20, 2015

With the new residence hall opening for the upcoming academic year, the Property Management Apartments (PMAs) will no longer be available as on-campus housing for undergraduates and graduates. The...

New residence hall to be completed in June, prices to be similar to the Village

Adithi Iyengar, Copy Editor February 13, 2015

Upperclassmen will have another housing option in the fall. Construction for the new residence hall in the North Residential Village is set to be finished in June. The building hopes to help house...

RHA’s president on residence hall pride, gender inclusive housing

Julia Bianco, News Editor February 5, 2015

Each week, The Observer will sit down with an important member of campus administration or a Case Western Reserve University organization to get an inside look at their organization.This week, we talked...

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